Chapter 476 The challenge of the younger generation! Powerful fatal flaw! Weird beta decay!
The proposal of strong force is definitely an earth-shattering event, affecting the foundation of the entire physics.
From now on, there are no longer two basic forces in the universe, but three!
Humanity's understanding of the world has taken a step further.
Many big guys and geniuses present could easily understand Irena's theoretical derivation and experimental process.
Protons and neutrons can combine together without spreading apart. Apart from the existence of a third force, no one can think of any other reason.
Most people quickly embraced the concept.
This is also due to Li Qiwei’s previous public predictions.
He prepared everyone mentally for the third force in advance.
Otherwise, at least it can still be watery. Ah, it’s not shocking for three chapters.
Despite this, the powerful concept still shocked the big guys and they couldn't calm down for a long time.
But Rutherford's face showed a hint of helplessness.
Although powerful is good, it is too difficult to study.
The study of the interior of the atomic nucleus is an ultra-high-end field in this era.
There is no way to directly observe the nucleus.
You can only try your luck through particle impact experiments.
But after looking at Irena's data, the big guys felt that this road was extremely difficult.
Unless a more powerful accelerator can be invented to accelerate the speed of particles to close to the speed of light.
Only then would it be possible to get a glimpse of the secret of power.
Therefore, Rutherford couldn't help but sigh:
"Bruce once again proposed a concept that transcended his time."
"We can only really start studying strong force after new developments in physical technology."
"Now we can only try to mathematically construct the mechanism of strong force through theoretical conjecture."
After hearing Rutherford's words, everyone nodded in agreement.
After all, even neutrons haven't been discovered yet.
However, this does not affect everyone's excitement at all.
In any case, this is a great discovery that shocked the academic world.
When the conference is over and the concept of strong force is announced, it will definitely cause a huge sensation in the physics community.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were not looking at Professor Bruce, but at Irena.
They all heard clearly just now that the theoretical and experimental work on strong force was all completed by Irena.
This is amazing.
If Professor Bruce had completed everything by himself, everyone would be shocked and would only take it for granted.
Even if someone told them now that Professor Bruce was an alien, they wouldn't be surprised.
But Irena is completely different.
She is a "living" smart girl in the eyes of everyone.
Through tireless efforts and under the guidance of Professor Bruce, dazzling results have been achieved.
What an inspiring story this is!
Madame Curie’s face was as bright as a smile.
Irena had been telling her off before, saying that she would become famous soon.
She didn't expect that her daughter would do such an important job.
She felt extremely proud, even happier than winning two Nobel Prizes.
The other big guys smiled and sighed:
"Irena is indeed Madame Curie's daughter."
"If she can also win the Nobel Prize in Physics, I'm afraid another good story will be born in the world of physics."
Although the Braggs and his son won the Nobel Prize at the same time, they were men after all, and their sensationalism was limited.
And if it were Madame Curie and her daughter, it would be shocking enough.
Pauli and other younger generations were full of envy.
Following Professor Bruce, there is indeed meat to eat.
Being able to participate in such cutting-edge physics research is a rare opportunity for any physics student.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that he has reached the sky in one step.
However, Irena herself was relatively calm.
She knows very well that the current strong theory is still very immature and far from the level that she can be proud of.
At least, the mechanism of action of strong force is not clear yet.
In real history, force is more complicated than imagined.
The meson theory first proposed by Yukawa Hideki only studies the strong interaction between protons and neutrons.
But with the development of particle physics, physicists have successively discovered hundreds of kinds of particles with strong effects.
These particles are collectively called "hadrons".
To uniformly describe the strong interaction among so many hadrons, a new theory is necessary.
Thus, based on meson theory, quantum chromodynamics was born.
Therefore, the connotation of strong force is very rich. Putting forward the concept of strong force now is just the beginning.
There is one more thing that makes Irena feel a little regretful.
That is the concept of strong force, which can only be discussed in high-end physics circles and cannot be spread.
It is a difficult and obscure academic concept that is completely irrelevant to ordinary people's daily lives.
In real history, the discovery of powerful force is definitely a shocking achievement in the world of physics.
But ordinary people know very little.
Far less famous than relativity and quantum mechanics, anyone can talk about it.
Because the strong force is not like gravity and electromagnetic force, which can be seen everywhere in daily life.
The sun rises, the moon sets, the lightning strikes.
Jumping from a building will cause fractures, and being electrocuted will cause pain.
These natural phenomena are caused by gravity and electromagnetic force, and ordinary people can come into contact with them personally.
As for power, no one can intuitively feel it.
If you can't feel it, of course you don't care.
Oh, no!
There is a country whose people have experienced strong power up close.
This is why in the subsequent field of particle physics, there have been many awesome masters, but their reputations are not very good.
Not to mention compared with Newton and Einstein, even pseudo-great gods like Hawking cannot compare.
The reason is that it is too profound and high-end, and has been separated from the knowledge structure of ordinary people.
Even if a person doesn't understand physics, he can still imagine what a black hole looks like, so he thinks Hawking is really awesome.
But he had absolutely no idea how particles interacted with each other in the Standard Model.
Therefore, the top group of physicists are all lonely seekers.
However, Irena's emotion was fleeting.
Because everyone in this world who can understand her is sitting here and smiling at her.
At this moment, the only sad person in the crowd was probably Einstein.
With the emergence of powerful force, the unified field theory collapsed directly.
Einstein's heart felt cold.
In real history, although Einstein was one of the founders of quantum mechanics, he always despised this theory.
Therefore, there is no place for quantum mechanics in his unified field theory.
This was one of the reasons why his path to unification failed in his later years.
Ehrenfest patted his old friend on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"Don't be discouraged, it's still time to switch careers and study powerful forces."
Einstein heard this and rekindled his fighting spirit.
"No."
"I will not give up my path to unity."
"Since there is a brand new force, I will modify my theoretical framework to include strong force."
"I believe I will succeed."
Ehrenfest was impressed by this ambition.
He knew that his old friend was also a genius, but he was overshadowed by Professor Bruce.
But the other party never felt sorry for himself, but climbed towards the top.
At this moment, he seemed to understand why Professor Bruce admired Einstein so much.
The two people have very similar personalities and they cherish each other.
On the way to pursue the truth, they always dare to show their swords!
No matter how difficult the road ahead is, nothing can stop them. After proposing the concept of strong force, Ridgway reviewed the development of atomic and quantum theory since the second Bruce Conference.
At the end of his speech, he pointed out the two most urgent directions in current physics.
"In the experimental field, prove the existence of neutrons."
"In the theoretical field, reconstruct quantum theory."
"I believe that within the next few years, physics will definitely make another breakthrough!"
Wow!
Thunderous applause erupted in the conference room.
Li Qiwei's speech once again conquered everyone.
Lorenz concluded with emotion:
"I have to say that every time I host a meeting with Bruce, it is a pleasure."
"His speeches never disappoint."
"The purpose of holding a blues conference has never been to discuss known theories and phenomena."
"It is about broadening the boundaries of physics and opening up new fields."
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"So, Bruce likes to raise all kinds of conjectures in meetings."
"In the first session, he predicted the two pillars of modern physics."
"In the second session, he believed that the ultimate in physics is unity."
"And now, he has put forward the concept of force to artificially make unification more difficult."
"I just saw Einstein looking very unhappy."
Lorenz's humorous tone made everyone smile.
"Now, if you have any questions about Professor Bruce's speech just now, you can ask them."
"After the questions are over, we will move on to the next session."
"Especially you younger generations."
"You must seize the opportunity."
"On today's occasion, even if you make another mistake, no one will blame you."
"What physics needs is the collision of ideas, not the surrender of one idea to another."
"So, challenge Professor Bruce!"
Wow!
With just a few words, Lorenz deceived the many geniuses present into screaming, as if they were beaten to death.
As a leader among his peers, there is no genius present who is not arrogant.
Even Professor Bruce couldn't make them surrender.
As a result, everyone began to ask questions enthusiastically.
Pauli took the lead and raised questions about Irena's calculation model.
He talked freely and confidently, which made the bosses very happy.
"This is the vitality that young people should have."
"Physics needs such fresh blood."
Irena went into battle on behalf of the army, and faced Pauli, her combat effectiveness was doubled.
Both sides argued with each other, and the discussion was exciting.
The atmosphere at the venue also began to become lively.
Among the crowd, Chadwick frowned slightly.
He is just 30 years old this year, and his age is right at the upper limit of the young group.
He is considered the big brother of dozens of geniuses present.
He was once a great genius among the people, and his experience was full of legends.
He was imprisoned in Germany along with Eddington and others, and was finally rescued by Professor Bruce who gathered scientists from all over the world.
Chadwick was in high spirits at that time.
He felt that he would definitely stir up the world of physics in the future.
However, as time passed, he felt more and more how worthless genius was to physics.
Ten years have passed by in a hurry.
Although he is a genius, he has not published any amazing results.
He deeply understood why everyone was willing to call Professor Bruce a great scientist.
That is not a compliment, but a sincere admiration for the supreme wisdom.
However, these years of accumulation have also allowed Chadwick to make greater progress.
He no longer clings to a flash of genius.
Instead, he learned from his mentor Rutherford and steadily learned the methods and logic of experimental physics.
As Rutherford's eldest disciple and right-hand man, Chadwick was considered an authority on atomic science among his peers.
He has done almost all experiments related to atoms.
With the Cavendish Laboratory at his back, he naturally has an advantage over others.
So he had a great interest in strong power.
But soon, with his rich experimental experience, he suddenly discovered a problem.
After thinking about it carefully, he found that this problem was likely to be a fatal bug in the powerful existence.
At this moment, Chadwick's heartbeat accelerated.
He suddenly felt that he had discovered something extraordinary, which might shake the foundation of strength.
That’s awesome!
He tried his best to calm down his emotions.
After the battle between Irena and Pauli ended, he stood up calmly.
"Professor Bruce, I have a question."
"Since the intensity of the strong force is so great, it is hundreds of millions of times higher than the force of gravity."
"So how does beta decay occur in the nucleus?"
"No matter how neutrons are transformed into protons under such strong constraints."
"Even if it does happen, how can the electrons released in beta decay escape the constraints of the strong force and be emitted from the nucleus?"
"Does it mean that the strong force does not work on electrons?"
"I hope you can answer it for me, professor."
Wow!
As soon as Chadwick finished speaking his question, the venue fell silent instantly.
Everyone was shocked by this question!
"That's right! Why did you forget about the phenomenon of beta decay?"
"It is obviously contradictory to force!"
"This is so weird."
"Could it be said that strong force is wrong and there is no third force at all?"
At this moment, everyone was shocked.
They all looked at Chadwick.
What a keen insight this young man has!
If this is true, then wouldn't they just be happy in vain?
Rutherford looked at Chadwick with relief.
The other party has been following me for almost 10 years.
Although these ten years have smoothed the edges of Chadwick's genius, they have forged a tougher soul.
A good question is sometimes more important than the answer.
And Chadwick's question is an extremely surprising question.
It at least proves that the concept of strong force is incomplete.
It even denies the existence foundation of force.
This is too scary.
Pauli stared at Chadwick and said silently:
"Sure enough, you should not underestimate the heroes of the world!"
Irena was speechless.
She just sprayed Pauli and it seemed like a miracle, but facing this problem, she was powerless.
There seems to be something wrong with the logic.
At this moment, she could only look at her mentor.
Li Qiwei's expression was calm and unwavering when he heard Chadwick's question.
He smiled crookedly like a dragon king.
"This guy seems to have to pretend."
(End of chapter)